zed32
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For my next potential purchase, i think i'm gonna look to improve my guitar tone. the problem is, i work all day until 6PM, and then i usually come home, practice drums for an hour or so, then shower and relax for a while. i think my neighbors already hate me for banging on the drums at the time when most people are getting home from work, so they would probably hate me even more if i started cranking my guitar amp for some recording after 8PM.
so i'm thinking of a couple options here. lately i've just been recording direct into the Firepod and using the SimulAnalog guitar suite plugins (which are OK i guess, better than nothing). what i'd like to do is either get some type of modelling device, OR get a decent reamping box and record my guitars direct when inspiration strikes, then go back and reamp them on the weekend or something, that way i don't have the amp cranked up too long.
so what would you do? as far as modelling, rather than getting a POD, i'm leaning heavily toward the Hughes & Kettner Tubeman guitar box. it might not have a ton of different tones like a POD, but if it can do one tone half-way decent, then i don't see the need for a huge variety. and from what i've heard, the tubeman sounds pretty nice.
...OR...
should i go for the Little Labs Red Eye reamping box and just use my own amp and mic on my weekend time? the only thing about this is that i would have to wait til Sunday to get any real recording done, and even then, i don't always have my weekends free because i have so much other crap to do.
i'm sure reamping would sound better in the end, but the Tubeman might just be more efficient and could allow me to work better with my free time (which is late night on weekdays) while keeping my neighbors from calling the police.
what do you guys think?
so i'm thinking of a couple options here. lately i've just been recording direct into the Firepod and using the SimulAnalog guitar suite plugins (which are OK i guess, better than nothing). what i'd like to do is either get some type of modelling device, OR get a decent reamping box and record my guitars direct when inspiration strikes, then go back and reamp them on the weekend or something, that way i don't have the amp cranked up too long.
so what would you do? as far as modelling, rather than getting a POD, i'm leaning heavily toward the Hughes & Kettner Tubeman guitar box. it might not have a ton of different tones like a POD, but if it can do one tone half-way decent, then i don't see the need for a huge variety. and from what i've heard, the tubeman sounds pretty nice.
...OR...
should i go for the Little Labs Red Eye reamping box and just use my own amp and mic on my weekend time? the only thing about this is that i would have to wait til Sunday to get any real recording done, and even then, i don't always have my weekends free because i have so much other crap to do.
i'm sure reamping would sound better in the end, but the Tubeman might just be more efficient and could allow me to work better with my free time (which is late night on weekdays) while keeping my neighbors from calling the police.
what do you guys think?
it could also save me a lot of money.
Check out local laws pertaining to sound. Most towns have a decible level and you might be surprised how loud you can go. Contact your local law enforcement agency and have them check it. In our area (county wide) you can actually throw a party outside and have a live band play as long as you quit at 12 midnightor if no close neighbors and the decibles dont exceed the limit for after hours, you can go all night. I have no close neighbors (Im in the country), so I can go all night. 
